Archive for the ‘Healthcare’ Category

In hopes of closing the financial gap, a new bill was introduced Thursday that would tax drug stores that opt out of the Medicaid program to help cover costs for prescriptions and medical aid for low-income patients. Full story

"The stimulus package provides a chance to do things we couldn't do before," Delaware's Lt. Governor Matt Denn said, referring to how money from the economic stimulus package will affect Delawareans with disabilities. Full story

State legislators have responded to Walgreens decision to no longer fill Medicaid prescriptions statewide. Full story

Four University of Delaware students have been identified with cases of influenza that meet probable definitions for swine flu. Full story

Swine Flu, or swine influenza A (H1N1), has gotten the world into a panic. So far, there have been no confirmed cases of the disease in Delaware, and the state is trying to keep it that way.... Full story

Nearly 500 government and private sector officials and advocates gathered April 22 at the Dover Downs Hotel for the Governor's ... Full story

Keynote addresses by Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives and founder of the Center for Health Transformation, anchored the program for a health sciences conference at the University of Delaware. Full story

A new coalition of leading education, healthcare and medical research institutions, the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance, was announced during the “Stronger Health-Based Partnership” conference held Tuesday, March 24, in Clayton Hall at the University of Delaware. Full story